GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
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|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
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| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
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| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
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| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |